Cotonou is the largest city in Benin. Its official population count was 679,012 inhabitants in 2012; however, over two million people live in the larger urban area.
Porto-Novo is the capital and second-largest city of Benin. The commune covers an area of 110 square kilometres (42 sq mi) and as of 2002 had a population of 223,552 people.
Bernardin Gantin was a Beninese prelate of the Catholic Church who held senior positions in the Roman Curia for twenty years and the highest position in the College of Cardinals for nine years. His prominence in the hierarchy of the Church was unprecedented for an African and has been equaled by few non-Italians. He began his career in his native country first as an auxiliary bishop and then as archbishop of Cotonou. In 1971 he began his thirty-year career in the Curia. After he had spent several years in the role of senior assistant, he held a series of senior positions as president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, president of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, and prefect of the Sacred Congregation for Bishops
The Catholic Church in Benin is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
The Catholic Church in Togo is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
The Benin Premier League, also called Championnat National du Bénin in French, is the highest football division in Benin. The league was held in 1969 for the first time. Currently, the initial round is a double round-robin tournament, with 36 clubs being divided in 4 groups, and 9 clubs in each. The last 5 teams of each group, goes to the relegation round, which consists on 2 groups of 10 teams. The first 4 teams of each group goes to the final stage with 16 clubs playing a single round-robin tournament. The winner of this round earns a place in the CAF Champions League.
The Archdiocese of Cotonou is the Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Cotonou in Benin. It is the metropolitan see of the ecclesiastical province of Cotonou.
The Archdiocese of Parakou is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Parakou in Benin.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Porto Novo is a diocese located in the city of Porto Novo in the ecclesiastical province of Cotonou in Benin.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dassa–Zoumé is a diocese located in the city of Dassa-Zoumé in the ecclesiastical province of Cotonou in Benin. Since 12 of February 2015 the diocese has a new bishop and is no more a vacant see.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kandi is a diocese located in the city of Kandi in the ecclesiastical province of Parakou in Benin.
Christians in Benin constitute approximately 52.2% of the country's population
Christianity is the largest religion in Benin, with substantial populations of Muslims and adherents of traditional faiths. According to the most recent 2020 estimate, the population of Benin is 52.2% Christian, 24.6% Muslim, 17.9% traditionalist and 5.3% follows other faiths or has no religion.
Archbishop Marcel Honorat Léon Agboton was a Beninese Roman Catholic archbishop, the Archbishop Emeritus of Cotonou.
Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in Western Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north; its short coastline to the south leads to the Bight of Benin. Its size is just over 110000 km2 with a population of almost 8500000. Its capital is the Yoruba founded city of Porto Novo, but the seat of government is the Fon city of Cotonou. About half the population live below the international poverty line of US$1.25 per day.
Barthélemy Adoukonou is a Beninese Catholic bishop. He is the Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 3 December 2009. He was previously Secretary-General both of the Conférence Épiscopale Régionale de l'Afrique de l'Ouest Francophone and of the Association of Episcopal Conferences of Anglophone West Africa, and a consultor of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. As well as the languages of the two West African international conferences, he speaks Italian and German.
The local assembly of bishops is the Episcopal Conference of Benin.
René-Marie Ehuzu was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Porto Novo, Benin, from 2007 until his death in 2012.
